Valley City The third day after the city gate was closed.
Prince Jabs discussed the response strategy with the city lord Fabre and a group of officers in the city Knight.
"The opponent is stationed in the upper reaches of the river. They don't seem to be in a hurry to attack. Instead, they have been sending scouts to detect the situation around Valley City. Their scouts have been seen in the nearby plains, the forest on the other side of the river, and the villages downstream."
"This feeling is like the other person's hand slowly holding your throat. Even though they haven't touched it yet, it's still very uncomfortable."
"If they are allowed to continue like this and find out everything around Valley City, then if we want to retreat or do anything later, it will be under the eyes of the other party."
Listening to the discussion of these officers, Jabs leaned on the upper seat, supported his head with one hand, looked at the map on the table, and frowned.
Although he has not had any achievements before, this Prince Jabs has inherited the bloodline of the Regas royal family very well. He has beautiful short golden hair, coupled with his handsome face contour, which has attracted the admiration of many young girls in the city. Even several noble women from the Anti Kingdom are also obsessed with him.
"Why don't we get rid of these scouts?" He spoke at this time, with disgust for Anti scouts in his eyes.
"We also want to, but many of those scouts are Transcendent from "First Order·Mist Shadow" Aspect Power, and there are also quite a few "second-order·Mist Shadow "Captain-level figures, they are particularly good at hiding their bodies and moving rapidly. Ordinary people cannot catch up with them, nor can they defeat them." Regas, an old officer on the side, explained to the prince.
"Don't these scout assassins have natural enemies?" Jabs was still a little unhappy.
"If it is a confrontation between countries, facing this kind of scout assassin, we will either send the same personnel to harass the other party, or recruit hunters who are good at investigation or Wizard who are good at telepathy."
"Wizard has many strange abilities that even scout assassins cannot predict and detect. Once they are caught, they can easily be killed with superior combat power."
"Then there are no powerful hunters or Wizard here?" Jabs was still dissatisfied and continued to ask.
"When Regas Kingdom was still there, there were specialized detectives in the army who were hunters who changed their profession. As for Wizard, there are very few Wizard in our country. We only have special female officers occasionally assisting us in the palace. They have some special secrets to protect the royal family from assassins."
"Female officer..." Prince Jabs recalled that when I was a child, it seemed that there were indeed a few mysterious old women in the palace. They would help the royal family diagnose diseases, prepare special medicines, and occasionally teach them some mysterious knowledge to the princes and princesses.
"Where are those female officers now?"
"White Cliff City After the city was destroyed, the palace was completely destroyed. We don't know where the people inside went. They may be dead." Someone on the side replied in a low voice.
Hearing this, Prince Jabs spat impatiently, then picked up the wine glass and drank to relieve his boredom.
Seeing this, several officers present also felt that we should find a solution, otherwise this situation would be really passive and uncomfortable.
"How about we recruit a patrol team? There are many mountains and forests near Valley City, and there are also some hunters among the people. Although their strength varies, it is better than nothing."
"Just do it." Prince Jabs waved his hand and let them do it.
In the afternoon of that day, recruitment notices were posted on several main streets in Valley City, as well as at the city gate, attracting many residents to watch.
"Recruiting hunters above "First Order", generous salary, 50 silver coins per month..." The person next to him read the above text.
"50 silver coins a month? That's so good." Valley City Ordinary people work for 5 silver coins a month.
"But it takes First Order or more. A First Order hunter can earn about the same amount just by hunting on his own."
"My uncle is a First Order hunter. He occasionally hunts beasts that condense into Aspect Power. His monthly income can be 1-3 gold coins, but it is unstable. On average, over a year, the monthly income is about 50 silver."
"Adventurers are better than this. I think the amazing First Order adventurer can earn 70-80 silver a month, but he is more dangerous."
People were talking about it. Although this kind of treatment was in line with one's worth, it was not very attractive. After two days of recruitment, there were only a few applicants.
For this reason, Prince Jabs spent money here and decided to double the treatment. Each hunter would be given 1 gold coin per month and a set of practical leather armor. This is why many hunters signed up enthusiastically.
In an ordinary gray brick hut in the city, a woman with chestnut-blond hair was sitting in front of the window, adjusting the bowstring and maintaining the bow and arrows.
"Dong dong." There was a knock on the door.
"Wait a moment." She heard the voice reply, then put the oil brush back into the glass bottle and stood up.
She walked to the door slowly and opened it, and a young girl who was a head younger than her walked in.
"Karen sister is still at home today." After the freckled girl walked in, she looked around the room curiously. She saw the prey heads hanging on the wall with admiration in her eyes.
"Yes, what's the matter? I came unexpectedly today." Karen poured a glass of water for her and handed it over.
"Hasn't the city been closed recently? I have nothing to do at home, so I went out for a walk on the street."
"Because Anti Kingdom's army has arrived, Valley City doesn't know how long it will have to be sealed off. If I'm not allowed to go out of the city to collect medicine, I'm afraid I won't have money to eat in the future." She complained a little.
"At this time, don't think about collecting medicine. It will be good if you can get through it safely." Karen comforted her with a few words.
The other party nodded. In fact, she just said that this short girl had saved some money in the past two years and would not starve to death.
"Karen sister, have you been out on the streets these two days?"
"No."
"Sure enough." She covered her mouth and smiled.
"I asked Sister Karen why she still stays at home peacefully today. You probably don't know what's happening in the city now."
"Prince Jabs sent someone to post a notice, saying that they would recruit hunters to form a patrol team to eliminate Anti scouts outside the city. Each person will be paid 1 gold coin for a month."
"You are indeed very rich." Karen nodded, but his expression didn't change much.
"Hey, sister Karen, aren't you excited? I heard them say that not only is it 1 gold coin per month, but also 1 gold coin will be rewarded if you catch a scout of the other party. Calculated in this way, you can even get 2-3 gold coins every month."
For ordinary people, one gold coin is equivalent to 100 silver coins, which is about two years of total income. The temptation is huge.
"I know, but I don't want to get involved in the fight between countries." Karen shook his head.
"It's better to be a pure hunter."
"Are you really not going? The patrol team has good treatment and various subsidies and rewards. If I have the strength of sister Karen, I must go there."
"Besides, Anti Kingdom is so bad, we are doing this to get rid of harm for everyone." The girl opposite clenched her fists.
Hearing this, Karen smiled, but still rejected the other party's proposal.
"I'd better stay at home during this period. I won't be involved in the war."
Seeing that Karen had made up her mind, the girl opposite could only stand up and leave angrily.
After she left, Karen closed the door again, sat in front of the window, patiently adjusted the bow strings, and painted and maintained several of his bows.
Only occasionally would I raise my head and listen to the discussions coming from the street not far away.
Now her [Listen to the Wind and Distinguish Location] has been upgraded to Level 3, and she can easily distinguish voices a hundred meters away.
"Are so many people attracted by the treatment of the patrol?" She put down the bow and arrow in her hand.
"However, war is very cruel. If it is just for the money..." Karen shook his head and said nothing.
She took down a small notebook from the sidebar on the wall. The pages in it were a little yellowed, and they were all handwriting she had recorded while studying at Scholar Heide.
Only the last page has the signatures and blessings of several people.
Gently stroking those names with her fingers, she recalled the time they spent studying together. Although it only lasted for half a year, that half year was far more exciting than the past three years, and it was nostalgic.